Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Boudin races up to record price
03 January 2022View of French resort comes from collection assembled over decades by a dealer and his wife.
Dunand goes wild for an Art Deco panel
03 January 2022An unpublished lacquer panel by Jean Dunand (1877-1942), the Art Deco artist/designer who was one of the masters of the medium, was one of the highlights in a 45-lot white-glove auction held by Ferri (28.8% buyer’s premium inc VAT) at Drouot in Paris.
Fine example of René Magritte's Surrealism comes from Swiss collector who moved to the US
20 December 2021A select 13-lot auction of works from the collection of Amalia de Schulthess at Bonhams (27.5/25/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) in New York on December 7 was led at $8.4m (£6.36m) by a classic René Magritte (1896-1967) Surrealist painting.
Hans Coper pot comes in at a hefty $260,000
20 December 2021When Phillips held an auction in London on November 10 in association with Maak Contemporary Ceramics of selections from the collection of Dr John P Driscoll, it produced a number of record-breaking prices for Hans Coper (1920-81) and ended with a new auction high for the studio potter of £520,000 (ATG No 2518).
Egyptian trio takes the top auction honours at Hindman
20 December 2021Ancient Egyptian works in stone and metal were the three best-sellers in the latest auction of antiquities and ethnographic artefacts at Hindman (25/20/12% buyer’s premium).
Artist portrayed by artist: two prominent Russian avant-garde figures
20 December 2021A painting that involved two prominent figures in the field of Russian avant-garde art in the early 20th century proved to be a high point in Paris.
Classic Castellani jewellery creates Boston bidding demand
20 December 2021This classic example of the archaeological revivalist techniques that were so fashionable in jewellery making in the second half of the 19th century was one of the top-selling lots at Skinner (25/20/12% buyer’s premium).
Sizeable sideboard by Ruhlmann on offer in Connecticut
20 December 2021More than 700 lots of jewellery, silver, fine art, rugs, furnishings, and decorative and ethnographic art are to be offered by Nadeau’s on New Year’s Day.
Big Cats Art Deco style
13 December 2021This lacquer panel by the French Art Deco master of the medium, Jean Dunand (1877-1942), will feature in a sale held by Ferri at Drouot on December 17.
Mucha moved from ads to Slavic folk art and myth
13 December 2021This oil on canvas of a white-robed young couple by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) was sold for $800,000 (£601,505) in Chicago on December 2.
From 14 Inca emperors to one conquistador
13 December 2021This series of Peruvian paintings of the 14 Inca emperors plus the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro featured in a sale held in Barcelona .
Mountain route comes to auction by descent
13 December 2021A large and impressive painting of a lush Indonesian tropical landscape by Raden Saleh (1811-80) was sold in Paris on December 2 for €1.7m (£1.45m).
A nice little urner from Chardin
13 December 2021Genre scene sets a new high for French artist inspired by Dutch and Flemish paintings.
Dufy goes sailing at Cowes
13 December 2021Besch is holding a sale series in Cannes that will offer a mix of fine wines, jewellery and watches, Impressionist and Modern art and decorative arts.
Bidders spellbound in the US
06 December 2021Single-owner collections offer magical selections days apart in two salerooms
Domenico Gnoli painting stars in single-lot sale at Millon
22 November 2021On December 2, as part of its So Unique series launched in April, Millon holding a single-lot sale in Paris of a painting by the Italian artist Domenico Gnoli (1933-70) which has been in a private collection for over 45 years.
Sleek Printz designs from Casablanca villa up for auction
22 November 2021A group of sleek Deco furnishings designed in the 1930s by Eugène Printz (1879-1948) for a villa in Casablanca went under the hammer at Briscadieu (23% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Bordeaux.
Wedgwood fairyland tale in New York
22 November 2021Rounding off the Wedgwood section of Skinner’s December 3 auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts is a small selection of Fairyland lustre ware.
Silver: give it a swirl in Paris
22 November 2021A collection of silver assembled over half a century by a Brussels general practitioner with a passion for 18th century French silver is to be offered for sale by Dupont & Associés, Morlaix Enchères, at Drouot in Paris on December 6.
Sale highlights as Fine Arts Paris fair returns to action
22 November 2021Fine Arts Paris, which returned for a physical staging at the Carrousel du Louvre after an online-only event last year, closed its doors on November 11 with the 55 exhibitors enjoying sales from museums and private collectors.